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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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